International current trends in applied linguistics and pedagogy / Isaak Papadopoulos and Sorina Chiper, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Papadopoulos, Isaak, editor.

Chiper, Sorina, editor.

Series:

Languages and linguistics series.

Languages and Linguistics Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and education.

Multicultural education.

Multilingual education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2022]

Summary:

"Superdiverse classrooms, curriculum reforms, the need for alternative, formative assessment methods, sound research to identify student populations at risk, thought-provoking proposals to develop lexical areas and components of intercultural communication skills - these are just a few of the topics that make International Current Trends in Applied Linguistics and Pedagogy a compelling book for anyone interested in theoretical developments, trends, and examples of good practices and inspiring ideas in the field of applied linguistics, language education and pedagogy. This book includes a collection of engaging pieces of research and reminds us that "education is a form of living and in this respect, it is a daily practice that resides between the spaces of phronesis and theoria" (Baldacchino, in this volume). Global in the results reported and innovative in its suggestions, International Current Trends in Applied Linguistics and Pedagogy paves the way for a better understanding of the direction that language education needs to take in the 21st century - a century of multiple and multiplying social, cultural and technological challenges. Through a multidimensional and multicultural collection of research, an attempt is made to shed light onto the current diverse context of research, teaching and learning and offer incentives for further investigating and consideration"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1

One Picture Book, Two Languages: Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Chinese Preschools

Abstract

Introduction

Early EFL Curricula and the Chinese Context

High-Quality EFL Curriculum for Young Children: Four Elements

Curriculum Development

PACE-SEED Overview

Picture Book-Oriented: One Book, Two Languages

An Example Module: 'What are the Differences between Shapes?'

Tandem Teaching

Meaningful Interactions

Pilot Study

Research Questions

Method

Analysis

Findings

Teachers' Use of Questions

Teachers' Feedback to Children's Responses

Teachers' Code Switching

Teachers' Perception on the Curriculum

Discussion

References

Chapter 2

Early Identification of At-Risk Foreign Language Readers

Reading Components

From Oracy to Literacy

Word Recognition and Language Consistency

The Importance of Sociocultural Factors

The Case of Spanish-Speaker Learners of English as a Foreign Language

Participants

Instruments and Procedure

Results

Conclusion and Implications

Chapter 3

Promoting Global Citizenship by Raising Intercultural Awareness of Young Language Learners: Perspectives and Practices of

English Language Teachers in Serbia

Global Citizenship Education

Intercultural Awareness in Teaching Young Learners English

The Background of the Study

The Study

Aims and Research Questions

Instrument

Procedure

Participants' Perspectives on ICA and GC

Participants' Pedagogical Practices Related to ICA and GC

Research Question 1: The Participants' Perspectives Related to ICA and GC.

Research Question 2: The Participants' Self-Reported Pedagogical Practices Related to ICA and GC

Research Question 3: The Participants' Self-Reported Cultural Resources Used for Developing ICA and GC

Conclusion

Chapter 4

Cross-Linguistic Mediation and Foreign Language Teaching in Europe: The Case of the METLA Project

What Is the METLA Project? Aims and Outcomes

Why a European Project on Mediation?

The Notion of Mediation

Mediation: An Interdisciplinary Term

Mediation in the Foreign Language Teaching Scene

Mediation in the METLA Project

Mediation Tasks in the METLA Project: Philosophy, Goals and Examples

Chapter 5

Engagement during Peer Interaction in the Primary English Classroom

Peer Interaction

Learner Engagement

Methodology

Context, Participants and Tasks

Data Analysis

Questionnaires

Research question 1: How do primary EFL learners express cognitive, social and affective engagement during peer task-based interaction?

Cognitive Engagement

Social engagement

Affective Engagement

Research question 2. How do cognitive, social and affective engagement interrelate during primary EFL learners' task-based interaction?

Discussion and Conclusion

Chapter 6

How to Implement Self-Assessment

to Assist Children's Language Learning

Introduction: Starting from Teachers' Concerns

Self-Assessment as a Measurement Tool

The Decontextualized Nature of Many Self-Assessments

Processes of Arriving at Self-Assessment Responses

Self-Assessment as a Learning Tool

Chapter 7

Assessment Practices of EFL Teachers in Croatia: How Do We Go About Young Learners?

Introduction.

Language Assessment Literacy of YL Teachers

Research into Language APs of YL Teachers

Research Aim and Questions

Instrument and Procedure

Research question 1: What APs are reported as most/least frequently used by Croatian teachers of EFL to YLs?

Research question 2: Are there any differences between participants in the frequency of use of different APs that are influenced by their years of teaching experience?

Research question 3: Does CPD influence the frequency of use of different assessment practices with YLs of English?

Chapter 8

Perceptions and Attitudes towards Assessment: Focusing on the Use of Portfolios in Formal and Informal Secondary Education in Greece

Literature Review

Traditional Assessment

Alternative Assessment and Portfolio

Research

The Participants

Research Tool and Technique

Research Results

Adoption of Traditional Assessment

Adoption of Alternative Assessment

Use of Portfolios

Research Limitations and Suggestions

Chapter 9

Mapping the BIG Picture: Curriculum Mapping as a Reflective Tool

Curriculum Guidelines vs. Operational Curriculum

Curriculum Map: Main Components

Example

Phases of Curriculum Mapping

Steps to Curriculum Mapping

Chapter 10

Pain Language and Educational Implications in Children's Lives

Our Research and Teaching Materials of Dealing with Physical and Psychological Pain

Our Perspective: A Teaching Curriculum for What Was Ready to Come and Makes Us Face the Special Needs of an Educational System

Pain as Love and Compassion in Greek

Our Observational Study.

Methods and Participants

Instrument Procedures

Data Description

Suggestions of Language Education in Pain Issues

Pain and Dealing with a Crisis

Examples

Teaching Activities in Pain Language

Functions of Children's Figurative Pain Language

Examples of How to Teach Applied Pain Language

Class

Language Goals

Teaching Materials

Optional Activity (in Class)

Introductory Activity: Example in Pain Language Acquisition

Dialogue as a Teaching Methodology in Children's Pain Language Expression

Activities for the Evaluation of Pain Language Acquisition: The Rhetoric of Visual Literacy and Pain Language

Questions Related to Images in the Subject of Pain and Description Comments

Relevant Topics for Consideration in Pain Language Pedagogy

Discussion/Conclusion

Chapter 11

To Speak Something Out of Existence: Impossible Pedagogies and the Art of Unlearning

Disposition and Education's Disenfranchisement

Paedeia and the Quotidian

Khôra, Mythos and Logos

Education's Vernacular Possibilities

Mediterranean Returns

Conclusion/Summary

Chapter 12

Teaching to Unlearn: Stereotypes in the Intercultural Communication Class

Stereotypes: Definitions, Sources and Use

Unlearning Stereotypes

Chapter 13

Translation in Foreign Language Pedagogy

Introduction : Historical Background of Translation as a Pedagogical Tool

The Multilingual Turn and Translation in the New Teaching Context

Study Design, Participants and Duration of the Study

Study Sample Details-Duration of Collecting Data

Data Collection

Data Analysis and Research Limitations

The Use of Translation in Greek Teaching Classrooms.

The Use of Available Languages in Learning Process

Linguistic Similarities between Greek and Chinese

Use of Culture in Greek Language Teaching

Chapter 14

English Teacher Trainees' Views on Their Preparation for Special-Needs Classrooms: From the Perspective of Time

Teacher Qualifications for Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Learners with Special Educational Needs in Poland

The Project

Study 1: Teacher Trainees' Views on Their Preparation for Special-Needs Classrooms - A Brief Overview of a Previous Study

Study 2: A Study of Teacher Trainees' Views from the Perspective of Time

A Comparative Discussion

Chapter 15

Studying Decontextualized Language by Means of a Word Definitional Task in Monolingual and Bilingual Learners with Dyslexia

Aims, Research Questions and Hypotheses

Material

Chapter 16

Dissociation Between Pragmatic Abilities in High-Functioning Greek-Speaking Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Biographical Sketches

About the Editors

Contributors

Index

Blank Page.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Papadopoulos, Isaak International Current Trends in Applied Linguistics and Pedagogy

ISBN:

9781685078799